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A Children’s Sermon on John 21:1-19 — Easter 3

May 1, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 21:1-19

Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s a children’s sermon on John 21:1-19 for the 3rd Sunday of Easter in year C. As I said in my Monday Meditation on this passage some years ago, I really love this text. It is full of comedy and drama. And some really cool stuff hinges on fairly simple […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter 3, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 24:1-12 — Easter!

April 15, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 24:1-12

Preface for Pastors and Parents For Easter I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 24:1-12. That’s one of the two Gospel readings on the lectionary for Easter in year C. I wrote a children’s sermon for the other choice, John 20:1-18, a while back. (You can find it here.) One of the fascinating things […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Easter, Myrrhbearing Women, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on Luke 19:28-40

April 11, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 19:28-40 -- Palm Sunday

Scipione Compagno, Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (CC by MPim studio-SA 4.0 International) Preface for Pastors and Parents This Sunday is Palm Sunday, so I bring you a children’s sermon on Luke 19:28-40. That’s the text for the “Liturgy of the Palms” in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. Of course many churches will […]

Filed Under: Bible, Church Year, Ministry Tagged With: Children's Sermons, Palm Sunday, RCL Year C

A Children’s Sermon on John 8:1-11 — The Woman Taken in Adultery

April 2, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on John 8:1-11

Preface for Pastors and Parents Here’s my children’s sermon on John 8:1-11. One of my faithful Patreon supporters emailed to ask if I had written a children’s sermon on John 8:1-11, and I had to say no.  I’ve almost exclusively written them on the Gospel readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. This passage never gets […]

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A Children’s Sermon on Luke 6:39-49 — Of Logs and Dust Specks

February 19, 2025 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

children's sermon on Luke 6:39-49

Preface for Pastors and Parents This children’s sermon on Luke 6:39-49 will come in handy in years when the date Easter is later than usual. This text is assigned for the 8th Sunday after Epiphany in Year C of the Revised Common Lectionary. We only get to the 7ᵗʰ Sunday after Epiphany this year before […]

Filed Under: Bible, Ministry Tagged With: 8th Sunday after Epiphany, Children's Sermons, RCL Year C

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